Some facts about dear old dad

One of my many stories

When I was younger my dad would circle the property around his business every chance he had. If we went to the movies, the grocery store, to visit family or friends; he’d always find away to reroute our way home just to get a glimpse of his business. He did this a lot, to say the least.

When I was 6, I asked him; why are we always coming back here. You do this all the time and it takes forever to go home. He looked at me proud; as though he was glad I asked the question, but not fully prepared to benefit from the answer.

‘This is my business and if I don’t look after it, no one will.â€

This message along with the many others helped shape my perception of this world. At the age of 6, responsibilities were but a mere blip on my radar. My father made sure to remedy this.

Everyone in this world is born into a debt of responsibility. The sooner I learned this lesson the sooner life got a lot easier. I love listening to my father and those that came before me. [Don’t tell him I said that].

Somewhere between elementary and the graduating of college my father lectured me on his experiences with finances, relationships, time , and dreams. My father makes bold statements about what I should do with my life.

Ironically it was not the bold statements that taught me anything. It’s the stories he tells about his experiences. The memories that he illustrates with such detail. It’s easy to take scenarios that he builds so well and deduce my own lesson.

It’s unfortunate that many lessons are learned without the time to apply them.

My father has given me the ability to start from where he currently is in his life. He’s given me time, which until now I thought was impossible to give.

When I was younger my father got me to do things by teaching me. 22 years later he’s still getting me to do things by inspiring me.